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we have talked a lot about the nra and how the nra has 4 million members. something like 47% of u.s. house holds report that they own a gun. that is a lot more than 4 million. the nra is concerned about rival gun rights organizations. the gun owners of america is an organization that claims to be more hard core and more solutist and it has 300,000 members. the nra represents a minority of gun owners in the united states and they are concerned about being outflanked in terms of the strength with which they defend gun rights. the truth is there are a ton of gun owners. when the nra goes off and has an ad of that nature they are not necessarily representing real gun owners. they are representing a much smaller group and they are concerned about it being seen as too moderate. >> the president of the nra defended the ad. i want to play his defense before you jump in here. >> the fact of the matter is that the schools in washington that are attended by the elites, not just the president's daughters but the sons and daughters of others are protected by armed secur
we have talked a lot about the nra and how the nra has 4 million members. something like 47% of u.s. house holds report that they own a gun. that is a lot more than 4 million. the nra is concerned about rival gun rights organizations. the gun owners of america is an organization that claims to be more hard core and more solutist and it has 300,000 members. the nra represents a minority of gun owners in the united states and they are concerned about being outflanked in terms of the strength with...
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why is the nra so strong, aaron? >> well, i think that this is really such a regional issue in congress right now. the coasts are very much pro gun control but the middle of the country, even a lot of the democrats in the middle of the country and in the south especially, are very pro-gun rights. so, you know, we see in the last few days here even senators -- democrat senators like max baucus from montana, even al franken from minnesota hesitated at first to endorse the assault weapons ban. i think this is just a very tough issue for these politicians to deal with, particularly in the middle of the country and when that happens, their reflex often is to vote no. >> roland, one thing that amazed me in this, not just the membership, was the favorability rating. because it seemed to me, and being there in newtown, that something had changed in this country. that something had changed in every single one of us to see what happened there happen. yet after newtown, 41% of americans view the organization favorably. that is
why is the nra so strong, aaron? >> well, i think that this is really such a regional issue in congress right now. the coasts are very much pro gun control but the middle of the country, even a lot of the democrats in the middle of the country and in the south especially, are very pro-gun rights. so, you know, we see in the last few days here even senators -- democrat senators like max baucus from montana, even al franken from minnesota hesitated at first to endorse the assault weapons...
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including nra. >> why would you not like background checks? >> who said i didn't like background checks? >> hold on. i asked you last time is there anything in this that you liked. and then you said there was nothing. now you said you may like background checks. did you mislead me last time? >> wait a minute. wait a minute. let me tell you what i think instead of you putting words into my mouth. the executive actions, these executive actions that the president listed, these 23 actions, aren't going to do anything to curb violence. the thing that struck me as being most ironic is two of these -- >> it's nonsense. >> it's not. i would love for you to prove -- >> you don't think having background checks of gun sales -- >> i didn't say anything about background checks. you're the one that keeps bringing up background checks. do you realize they wouldn't have done anything for sandy hook. they wouldn't have done anything for virginia tech. it's not because the law failed. it's because people who are supposed to follow the law failed. i put this que
including nra. >> why would you not like background checks? >> who said i didn't like background checks? >> hold on. i asked you last time is there anything in this that you liked. and then you said there was nothing. now you said you may like background checks. did you mislead me last time? >> wait a minute. wait a minute. let me tell you what i think instead of you putting words into my mouth. the executive actions, these executive actions that the president listed,...
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i'm not a member of the nra. look, the newtown tragedy was an anomalous horror. i know how newtown happened. i'm still really, really wrecked over why. >> when you say it's an anomaly. it wasn't really in a sense that last four or five mass shootings in america in the last 18 months involved a similar pattern of unstable, young white men -- >> in the scope of history. in the century of the 50 years, 40 years. >> the point i'm making is there's an escalation in this particular type of deranged, young, white men in their early 20s getting access to assault rifles and committing mass murder. that's become not the norm but certainly the last five mass shootings you have seen that particular type of weapon used. i keep asking people, maybe you can give me a more sensible answer -- >> virginia tech i don't remember. i thought he had handguns. >> i'm talking in the last year. seven mass shootings in america in the last year. aurora the guy used an ar-15. sandy hook, ar-15. new york firemen lured to their deaths. >> congressman giffords was handguns. >> that's equally im
i'm not a member of the nra. look, the newtown tragedy was an anomalous horror. i know how newtown happened. i'm still really, really wrecked over why. >> when you say it's an anomaly. it wasn't really in a sense that last four or five mass shootings in america in the last 18 months involved a similar pattern of unstable, young white men -- >> in the scope of history. in the century of the 50 years, 40 years. >> the point i'm making is there's an escalation in this particular...
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avery -- >> it's the influence of the nra. the reason there's immunity is the nra's influence over the congress. that's what the battle's about. whether or not the nra can block this is the political issue, not legal one. i think they will. i don't think it will ever get out of committee. unfortunately. >> richard, i take it you agree with that or think it has a snowball's chance? >> yeah. i think the nra lobby is extremely powerful. look how -- they got this passed in 2005, miguel. so very powerful. it makes no sense to me at all. yet, look, this is how it goes. all politics. >> it would certainly be good for you lawyers if it passed. you guys would have never-ending work, it seems. >> against the bad guys. >> of course against the bad guy. >>> let's switch gears and talk about a dog named avery, no, not the lawyer, avery. avery is a spotted mixed breed who escaped from his owners and ended up in the animal shelter. workers there promised to hold him until his owners could pick him up. unfortunately, he was put to death inste
avery -- >> it's the influence of the nra. the reason there's immunity is the nra's influence over the congress. that's what the battle's about. whether or not the nra can block this is the political issue, not legal one. i think they will. i don't think it will ever get out of committee. unfortunately. >> richard, i take it you agree with that or think it has a snowball's chance? >> yeah. i think the nra lobby is extremely powerful. look how -- they got this passed in 2005,...
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it's half right there that the nra is crazy. of course, nothing has ever been absolute about the second amendment. we can't fire shoulder-held missile launchers in airports. >> or even have access to an automatic weapon. >> it's absurd. >> of course it's absurd. he's not talking to america. he's talking to a fairly slim slice of the electorate that controls the house republicans and also has a lot of influence over democratic senators from rural states. >> i know that, the nra's wayne lapierre says gun owners would stand their ground. let's listen. >> we are not people to be tr l trivializ trivialized, marginized or demonized as unreasonable. we're not children who need to be parented, misguided, bitter clingers to guns and religion. we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi-automatic firearms technology. we believe that if neither the criminal nor the political class and their bodyguards and security people are limited by magazine capacity, we shouldn't be limited in our capacity, either. >> you kno
it's half right there that the nra is crazy. of course, nothing has ever been absolute about the second amendment. we can't fire shoulder-held missile launchers in airports. >> or even have access to an automatic weapon. >> it's absurd. >> of course it's absurd. he's not talking to america. he's talking to a fairly slim slice of the electorate that controls the house republicans and also has a lot of influence over democratic senators from rural states. >> i know that,...
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. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi- automatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: and it may be tough to win over some of the public, as well. on wednesday, sheriffs in missouri, california and texas announced they would not enforce new gun control laws such as an assault weapons ban. >> if there are laws passed that i feel and can prove that are unconstitutional, we will not enforce those rules and i think i have the powers to do that. >> reporter: president obama is sending vice president biden on the road to gather public support. >> we are going to take it to the american people. >> reporter: the vice president's road trip begins tomorrow with a rally in virginia to promote gun control. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> you may have seen
. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi- automatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: and it may be tough to win over some of the...
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the blood-drenched lobbyist for the nra actually quoted a liberal supreme court justice in making his case last night. i will show you tonight why wayne lapierre was absolutely wrong about that supreme court justice and why he is absolutely wrong about the second amendment. and dear friend of the show here tonight to talk about what the president's inaugural address meant to him. and anything else george wants to talk about it whenever he wants to talk about it. [ mom ] a new game? that'll save the day. so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less, with bounty select-a-size. than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you, nobody keeps you on the road like progressive commercial auto. [ flo speaking japanese ] [ shouting in japanese ] we work wherever you work. now, that's
the blood-drenched lobbyist for the nra actually quoted a liberal supreme court justice in making his case last night. i will show you tonight why wayne lapierre was absolutely wrong about that supreme court justice and why he is absolutely wrong about the second amendment. and dear friend of the show here tonight to talk about what the president's inaugural address meant to him. and anything else george wants to talk about it whenever he wants to talk about it. [ mom ] a new game? that'll save...
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. >> nra condemned proposal. gun bans do not work . we are confident that congress will reject senator feinstein wrong handed approach. susana huff aagrees. she say it does nothing to keep minute people safer and she knows first hand what it is like to be in the presence of a mad man with a fire arm. >> i didn't grow nup a house with guns. i don't hunt. but i was given a gun by a friend when i was 21 to carry in my purse for self defense and taught how to use it. a couple of yearrs ago, my parents and i went to a cafeteria in texas on a bright sunny day . we were not in a dark alley. >> that was susaba huff testifying two decades ago. and that bright sunny day was october 16th, 1991 when a man drove his pick up truck through the luby's cafeteria in keileen, texas. >> it took me 45 seconds to realize that this man was not there to commit a robbery or a hit. he was there to simply shoot as many people he could. >> susana did have a gun with her that day. >> when i finally realized i thought i got him and i reached for my purse. he was 12
. >> nra condemned proposal. gun bans do not work . we are confident that congress will reject senator feinstein wrong handed approach. susana huff aagrees. she say it does nothing to keep minute people safer and she knows first hand what it is like to be in the presence of a mad man with a fire arm. >> i didn't grow nup a house with guns. i don't hunt. but i was given a gun by a friend when i was 21 to carry in my purse for self defense and taught how to use it. a couple of yearrs...
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we reached out to the nra several times for a comment. they have not gotten back to us. but they have said before they will do whatever it takes to make sure that violence like what happened in newtown connecticut does not happen again. >> shepard: the nra isn't the only gun rights involved in this. >> the national sports shooting foundation will also be involved in those talks. we have heard that the nra's top lobbist james brady he will also be on hand to meet with vice president joe biden. along with those groups you also have gun violence victims, entertainment industry officials, video game makers and mental health professionals. the reason the vice vice president's task force will make the recommendations to cush gun violence to the president by the end of the month judge awarded 112 days off any prison sentence should he be convicted. manning's lawyers were fighting to have the charges dismissed arguing that the military locked him up in a small cell for 23 hours a day and made him sleep naked for several nights. bringing officials claim they were trying to make s
we reached out to the nra several times for a comment. they have not gotten back to us. but they have said before they will do whatever it takes to make sure that violence like what happened in newtown connecticut does not happen again. >> shepard: the nra isn't the only gun rights involved in this. >> the national sports shooting foundation will also be involved in those talks. we have heard that the nra's top lobbist james brady he will also be on hand to meet with vice president...
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>> keeping them honest tonight, the head of the nra heads to capitol hill tomorrow. we're getting advance word on what that testimony may be. we'll also take you back to newtown where a hearing turned ugly. the crowd heckling the father of a man whose son was killed in sandy hook. plus the fine print on immigration reform. we will look at that tonight. the president talking tough today in las vegas. gary tuchman goes back to the border to talk with a cattle rancher who says not a day goes by where he doesn't deal with illegals on his land. >>> plus, garrett mcnamara, a daredevil looking for a rush. he tells me what may be the world record for surfing, a record which he already holds, by the way, but may have been beaten with this wave that he just surfed. i talk to him ahead. also, tonight's "ridiculist" at the top of the hour. >> wow. just imagine if he was surfing in the froth. thank you, anderson. that's amazing. >>> now our fifth story "outfront," volkswagen's super bowl ad. funny or offensive? the automaker released the ad early and it's already getting hit with
>> keeping them honest tonight, the head of the nra heads to capitol hill tomorrow. we're getting advance word on what that testimony may be. we'll also take you back to newtown where a hearing turned ugly. the crowd heckling the father of a man whose son was killed in sandy hook. plus the fine print on immigration reform. we will look at that tonight. the president talking tough today in las vegas. gary tuchman goes back to the border to talk with a cattle rancher who says not a day goes...
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these are things that especially people in the nra are willing to discuss. some might have political future but republicans stop this. >> they turn against the gun control in '790s and slaughtered in the mid-term election in '94. he said i won't present anything to the senate that won't pass the house. i don't want to force the democrats from the red state osposing the legislation to make a suicidal vote in support of this. there was a genuine response to the massacre in newtown that moved him but the problem is he doesn't know what to do. no one knows what to do. the thing he signed today the executive orders are useless. it's the appearance of motion. it's sincere and he wants to do a little at the edges. the research here. he is saying that the items are the ban on assault weapons and the magazines and the idea of having background checks. they are not going to pass. the country isn't ready to do anything near that. >> bret: nra released ad online. that raised eyebrows. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? why is he spectacle about putti
these are things that especially people in the nra are willing to discuss. some might have political future but republicans stop this. >> they turn against the gun control in '790s and slaughtered in the mid-term election in '94. he said i won't present anything to the senate that won't pass the house. i don't want to force the democrats from the red state osposing the legislation to make a suicidal vote in support of this. there was a genuine response to the massacre in newtown that...
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but to nra's wayne lapierre, that's what they are. at an awards ceremony last night, he the leader of the nra explained why. >> obama wants to turn the idea of absolutism into a dirty word. just another word for extremism. he wants you, all of you, and americans throughout all of this country to accept the idea of principles as he sees fit. there's only two reasons for a federal list on gun owners. to either tax them or take them. it's the only reason. and anyone who says that's excessive, president obama says you're an absolutist. >> well, the nra has been unapologetic in its defense of gun rights, of course, fighting even nationally popular controls like background checks and ammunition limits. in fact, the nation's gun extremists out there have hit the panic button in their delusional belief that president obama sits atop a tyrannical government in their delusion to take away guns. joining me dana will bank and former san francisco mayor willie brown. i want to go to mayor brown on this. it just seems to me there are other reasons
but to nra's wayne lapierre, that's what they are. at an awards ceremony last night, he the leader of the nra explained why. >> obama wants to turn the idea of absolutism into a dirty word. just another word for extremism. he wants you, all of you, and americans throughout all of this country to accept the idea of principles as he sees fit. there's only two reasons for a federal list on gun owners. to either tax them or take them. it's the only reason. and anyone who says that's...
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that spells trouble for the nra. plus, the republican plan to steal elections, peeling back the curtain on the right wing voting scam. >>> and then, i'll finally weigh in on this beyonce thing. i have a few things to say about it. you won't want to miss it. we have a big show lined up. come on back. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk o
that spells trouble for the nra. plus, the republican plan to steal elections, peeling back the curtain on the right wing voting scam. >>> and then, i'll finally weigh in on this beyonce thing. i have a few things to say about it. you won't want to miss it. we have a big show lined up. come on back. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for...
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following the newtown tragedy, differ from the nra's standard approach? and kenny also talk with us about what are some of the specific things that you think need to be done to address gun violence? and can you comment on the president's proposal? >> that's a long question spent i might only get one bite of the apple here. >> okay. well, how my reaction differs, the nra is that i've watched -- i've spent probably the last four days on the internet and watching videos and getting information on this, and i think the nra's position that is continually the mentally incapacitated that are out there doing this, the weirdos. you heard that 20% of americans have some sort of deficiency mentally, whether it's depression or something else. only three to 5% of them are prone to violent acts. .. you've got to incapacitate the machine to some degree. it the easiest way to do that if you can't get the ar-15 off the street is to limit the -- team. in the column by shooting -- not columbine, but the gabby giffords shooting, the woman stepped in -- i heard that it was a
following the newtown tragedy, differ from the nra's standard approach? and kenny also talk with us about what are some of the specific things that you think need to be done to address gun violence? and can you comment on the president's proposal? >> that's a long question spent i might only get one bite of the apple here. >> okay. well, how my reaction differs, the nra is that i've watched -- i've spent probably the last four days on the internet and watching videos and getting...
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and that may be in part because of the opposition from the nra, which in fact released a statement about diane feinstein, saying it once again curtails the constitution, and they go on to say they will once again object to her wrong-headed approach. >> thank you, the announcement came just three days after the president in his inaugural address promised to make gun control a second term priority. but can the president actually deliver? and how will the politics of guns impact the second-term agenda? our chief national correspondent john king is here with answer a. can the president deliver? >> today, no, this is not only a chance to deliver but how he will conduct himself. you see people listen, inside washington they don't have the votes. let's listen to what dana talked about, there are at least 11 senate democratic seats, some say 11, some say 13, but these 11 seats now held by democrats, many of them are gun-right states and many have incumbents who say no, mr. president, or i won't go as far as you say. the president has a problem in his party, the republicans are just standing back
and that may be in part because of the opposition from the nra, which in fact released a statement about diane feinstein, saying it once again curtails the constitution, and they go on to say they will once again object to her wrong-headed approach. >> thank you, the announcement came just three days after the president in his inaugural address promised to make gun control a second term priority. but can the president actually deliver? and how will the politics of guns impact the...
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high-ranking nra official will attend a meeting of vice president biden gun task force this week. president obama asked biden's group to provide recommendations on how to avoid mass shootings like the one that left 20 chirp dead last month in newtown, connecticut. >>> immigrants who are in illinois illegally will soon get a green light to drive legally. this an, the state house approved legislation to grant tetch rare driver's license and the governor is expected to sipe it. advocates say it will improve safety requiring migrants to take driving tests. two other states washington and new mexico already have such silences. >>> one fellow senator sell majority leader harry reid is "often idiot." we will tell you why. you bailed out aig. they are trying to make you pay again. searing for a bank designed for investors like you? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 schwab bank was built with all e value and convenience tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 investors want. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like no atm fees, worldwide. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and no nuisance fees. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus deposit ches with mobile depo
high-ranking nra official will attend a meeting of vice president biden gun task force this week. president obama asked biden's group to provide recommendations on how to avoid mass shootings like the one that left 20 chirp dead last month in newtown, connecticut. >>> immigrants who are in illinois illegally will soon get a green light to drive legally. this an, the state house approved legislation to grant tetch rare driver's license and the governor is expected to sipe it. advocates...
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the blood-drenched lobbyist for the nra actually quoted a liberal supreme court justice in making his case last night. i will show you tonight why wayne lapierre was absolutely wrong about that supreme court justice and why he is absolutely wrong about the second amendment. and dear friend of the show here tonight to talk about what the president's inaugural address meant to him. and anything else george wants to talk about it whenever he wants to talk about it. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ . >>> coming up, j
the blood-drenched lobbyist for the nra actually quoted a liberal supreme court justice in making his case last night. i will show you tonight why wayne lapierre was absolutely wrong about that supreme court justice and why he is absolutely wrong about the second amendment. and dear friend of the show here tonight to talk about what the president's inaugural address meant to him. and anything else george wants to talk about it whenever he wants to talk about it. [ man ] ring ring... progresso...
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there are a lot of people in the nra, but 90% of the country is not in the nra. so where is the disconnect here, is it just because the nra has more money or is better organized? i do think there's been an infliction point since newtown, sam. >> part of what the nra has been very effective at is creating a boogey man obama, this is what he's going to do. what wayne lapierre was talking about there, the federal database, i'm pretty sure that's not in the president's proposal to have a federal database of every gun that's owned. he does want to do background checks, but there's things obama could have done that he didn't, such as constricting the sales of guns one to a week. if we're talking about absolutisms, we have to ask, does wayne lapierre support no background checks, is he comfortable with mentally insane people buying grenade launchers? i don't think anyone, including virtually all of the nra membership, is comfortable with no regulations whatsoever, but that's what wayne lapierre, i thought, was saying last night. >> what is strange to me and somewhat dis
there are a lot of people in the nra, but 90% of the country is not in the nra. so where is the disconnect here, is it just because the nra has more money or is better organized? i do think there's been an infliction point since newtown, sam. >> part of what the nra has been very effective at is creating a boogey man obama, this is what he's going to do. what wayne lapierre was talking about there, the federal database, i'm pretty sure that's not in the president's proposal to have a...
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why is the nra so strong? >> i think that this is really such a regional issue in congress right now. the coless are very much pro-gun control. the middle of the country, even a lot of the the democrats in the middle of the country and in the south especially are very pro-gun rights. so we see in the last few days here, even senators, democratic senators like baucus from montana, franken, he is dated to endorse the assault weapons ban. this is a tough issue for politicians to deal with, particularly in the middle of the country. when that happens their reflex is often to vote no. >> roland, one thing that amazed me, was the favorability rating. it seemed to me, and being there in newtown, that something had changed in this country, that something had changed in every single one of us, to see what happened there happen. yet after newtown, 41% of americans view the organization favorably. that is unchanged from two years ago. that is unchanged. how is the nra not taking a hit? >> here's the deal. because people
why is the nra so strong? >> i think that this is really such a regional issue in congress right now. the coless are very much pro-gun control. the middle of the country, even a lot of the the democrats in the middle of the country and in the south especially are very pro-gun rights. so we see in the last few days here, even senators, democratic senators like baucus from montana, franken, he is dated to endorse the assault weapons ban. this is a tough issue for politicians to deal with,...
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his critics, and slur the nra. >> our special guest, susan o z eisenhower taking on the web ad about the obama daughters. >>> and surprise, even bo obama gets into the act as the first family greets unsuspecting tourists at the white house. with, in fact, a fist bump from the commander in chief. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. a busy day here, secretary clinton final facing tough questions from senate republicans about benghazi. >> i'm glad that you're accepting responsibility. i think that ultimately with your leaving you accept the culpability for the worst tragedy since 9/11, and i really mean that. had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you from your post. >> well, joining me now for our daily fix, chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell, and david sanger. welcome, all. chris, we've seen these kinds of dramas before. this one was pretty tough. of course, the house side yet to come.
his critics, and slur the nra. >> our special guest, susan o z eisenhower taking on the web ad about the obama daughters. >>> and surprise, even bo obama gets into the act as the first family greets unsuspecting tourists at the white house. with, in fact, a fist bump from the commander in chief. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. a busy day here, secretary clinton final facing tough questions from senate republicans about benghazi. >> i'm...
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ten others received "a" by the nra. kimberly, if the people are getting "as" and "b"s by the nra do you think they will vote to change the constitution in the way president obama wants them to? >> kimberly: absolutely not. the nra poke the cage and super mad. this is all out war. they are not taking it sitting down. tremendous support. record number of people joining, giving money. look at the number of gun sales, ammunition sales. everything that is going on. thaw have this in their respect. if they want to hold on to the position, they have to tread carefully. >> bob: the same nra that used obama's children disgustingly. max baucus, i did his first campaign for the united states senate. he is from montana. i understand -- >> kimberly: did he win? >> bob: obviously, he wouldn't be up there. >> kimberly: you brought him in? >> bob: i did. that is not the point. baucus will vote against more than ten bullets in the clip. >> dana: they will never have a chance to vote on it. >> eric: i 100%, 1,000% agree. i don't think re
ten others received "a" by the nra. kimberly, if the people are getting "as" and "b"s by the nra do you think they will vote to change the constitution in the way president obama wants them to? >> kimberly: absolutely not. the nra poke the cage and super mad. this is all out war. they are not taking it sitting down. tremendous support. record number of people joining, giving money. look at the number of gun sales, ammunition sales. everything that is going...
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start that here and see. >> eric: the nra -- >> bob: the nra scares people and thug tactics. >> eric: unlike the naacp or -- >> bob: they do not push for weapons of mass destruction. >> eric: you make the case nra uses thug tactics. >> bob: if you were nra you could have whatever gun you want to have. >> eric: or to make sure no one is hurt in a tent. >> dana: i said i'd remind open minded with the biden recommendations but where are the mental health experts and where is their meeting. why don't we deal with the root cause of it? >> bob: you will see it in the report. >> dana: hope so. >> greg: coming up, could a confession come soon from lance armstrong, whoever that is. i think he is a dancer. buzz, oh, the great cycling thinking of coming clean in doping allegation. is this an idea or bad idea or just an idea? we'll discuss it in minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bob:♪ taking care of business ♪ >> andrea: dana just figured out what the song "taking care of business" means. the game last night was a huge blow-out, bob didn't so bob needs to pay up. men against the boys. crimson tide
start that here and see. >> eric: the nra -- >> bob: the nra scares people and thug tactics. >> eric: unlike the naacp or -- >> bob: they do not push for weapons of mass destruction. >> eric: you make the case nra uses thug tactics. >> bob: if you were nra you could have whatever gun you want to have. >> eric: or to make sure no one is hurt in a tent. >> dana: i said i'd remind open minded with the biden recommendations but where are the mental...